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Budge, Daniel
🇿🇦FIDE 14375974· Male· South Africa· Born in 2006
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Daniel Budge, a 20-year-old South African player, is rated 1690. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys), STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Championship), and COGH 2026 (Championship). Also played 1 rapid (including 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Championship)) and 1 blitz events (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Open Event) recently. His peak of 1753 was reached at age 19 (Feb 2025).
At junior level, he reached #25 and #37 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1690
Standard
Rpd1719·Blz1717
All-time high
1753
−63 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 19
Feb 2025 · age 19
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#113,622
#113,622 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
100 career games
at age 20
May 2026
2025
25th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1753
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+561 Elo)
1192 → 1753
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1753
at age 19 · −63 from today
Feb 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Feb 2025
2024
37th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1674
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-54
1744 → 1690
Tournaments
8
59 games
Score
26.5/ 5944.9%
23W7D29L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #44 | 1693 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #15 | 1732 | -23.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/5 | #25 | 1555 | -24.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #2 | 1758 | -6.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #21 | 1874 | +18.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #56 | 1729 | -3.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #8 | 1836 | -9.6 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 3.5/10 | #56 | 1755 | +0.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#529
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,375
in continent
World
#113,618
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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